Anybody hear the new DCS P8i?

Not worth it...sorry. I would rather own almost anything but that player. For $14K, it oughta be killer.

Seric,

I heard the dCS P8i driving a Halcro preamp and amp
powering Wilson X-2 Alexandrias courtesy of Music Lovers
in Berkeley - and it was VERY NICE!!

On that system, it sounded very much like the dCS 3-stack

Dr. Gregory Greenman

I've had the EMM DCC2 with CDSD, the DCS8i and Reimyo here recently. The DCS is state of the art or near state of the art digital in the areas of image density, dynamics and a solid powerful bass where it rivals and emulates very very good analog. The EMM does harmonics, details and transparency like no other player I've heard on the planet, and I've heard most. I ended up selecting the EMM because of the above and in direct comparison with the DCS due to its much richer harmonic content. Pretty tough to beat the EMM - believe me, I've tried.